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Associated Press Reporters & Will Maule

North and South Korea exchange warning shots along sea border amid tensions

North and South Korea say they have exchanged warning shots along their disputed western sea boundary.

South Korea’s military says its Navy fired warning shots to repel a North Korean merchant ship that it says violated the sea boundary early on Monday.

North Korea’s military said it responded by firing 10 rounds of artillery shells as a warning to South Korea. The incident comes amid heightened tensions over North Korea’s recent barrage of missile tests.

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